POWER UP ENGLISH FORM 2 YEAR 2021 2A

​THE TEXT

Read the text below on how an amputee made the journey of a lifetime .

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​(Please refer to your Power Up English Form 2 workbook, page 39)

​ENGLISH LESSON

​THE TRANSLATION AND THE MEANING

​THE TRANSLATION AND THE MEANING

​1. Frostbite (reput fros / luka beku) : -

Meaning - A skin injury that occurs when exposed to extreme low temperatures, causing the freezing of the skin or other tissues .

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​2. Decade (dekad) : -

​Meaning - A period of ten years .

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​3. Summit (puncak) : -

​Meaning - The highest point of a hill or mountain .

​THE TRANSLATION AND THE MEANING

​4. Ban (larangan) : -

​Meaning - To state officially that it must not be done, shown or used .

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​5. Amputee (kudung) : -

​Meaning - A person who has had an arm or leg / both arms or legs cut off .

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​6. Permit (kebenaran) : -

​Meaning - Officially allow, especially someone, to do something .

​THE TRANSLATION AND THE MEANING

​7. Encountered (telah berhadapan) : -

​Meaning - To experience, especially something, unexpectedly .

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​8. Oxygen-starved (kebuluran oksigen) : -

Meaning - The lack of oxygen in tissues .

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​9. Frigid (sejuk) : -

​Meaning - Very cold in temperature .

​THE TRANSLATION AND THE MEANING

​10. Amputated (dipotong) : -

​Meaning - To cut off a part of a body by surgical operation .

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​11. Tenacious (tekun) : -

​Meaning - The kind of person who never gives up and never stops trying .

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​12. Avalanche (runtuhan salji) : -

​Meaning - A mass of snow, ice and rocks sliding or falling suddenly downward .

​THE TRANSLATION AND THE MEANING

​13. Expidition (ekspidisi) : -

​Meaning - An organized journey for a particular purpose .

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​14. Attempt (percubaan) : -

​Meaning - To try to do something, especially something difficult .

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​15. Fate (takdir) : -

​Meaning - The outcome of a situation for someone or something, seen as outside their control .

TASK A​

​Answer the following questions .

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​(Please refer to your Power Up English Form 2 workbook, page 39)

Multiple Choice

1. Explain why Xia, a double amputee is able to make a journey up Everest .

^{(Clue : Non-paragraph, second line)}

• Lost both legs to frostbite

• Hoping to finally reach the summit

• A ban on blind and double amputee climbers has been lifted

• To be given the permit to climb the world's highest mountain

Multiple Choice

2. In 1996, what caused Xia to lose both his legs ?

^{(Clue : First paragraph, fourth line)}

• A type of blood cancer

• A type of bone cancer

• A type of skin cancer

• A type of lung cancer

Multiple Choice

3. What do you think of Xia's determination to realise his dream ?

Answer - I feel he is __________ and his determination is __________ .

Choose the CORRECT words in order to complete the answer .

• cowardly / inspiring

• brave / uninteresting

• cowardly / uninteresting

• brave / inspiring

Multiple Choice

4. What two natural obstacles did Xia face in his Mount Everest climbing attempts ?

^{(Clue : Second paragraph, first line / third line / fourth line)}

• Avalanche and flood

• Earthquake and bad weather

• Bad weather and typhoon

• Tornado and earthquake

​TASK B

​Complete the bridge map below .

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(Please refer to your Power Up English Form 2 workbook, page 39)​

​ENGLISH LESSON

WHAT IS ?​

​WHAT IS ?

​1. What does it mean by "synonym" ?

• Synonym means a word of phrase that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or phrase in the same language .

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​2. Examples of synonyms : -

• ​Word - Journey

• ​Synonym - Tour

• ​Meaning - An act of travelling from one place to another .

​WHAT IS ?

• Word - ​Team

• Synonym - Group

• Meaning - A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together .

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• Word - Severe

• Synonym - Critical

• Meaning - Causing a lot of physical pain or suffering .

Multiple Choice

1. What is the SYNONYM  for the word "peak" ?

^{(Clue : Non-paragraph, second line)}

• Blind

• Lifetime

• Journey

• Summit

Multiple Choice

2. What is the SYNONYM for the word "prohibit" ?

^{(Clue : Non-paragraph, second line)}

• Ban

• Reach

• Double

• Climbers

Multiple Choice

3. What is the SYNONYM for the word "faced" ?

^{(Clue : First paragraph, second line)}

• Group

• Encountered

• Starved

• Exposed

Multiple Choice

4. What is the SYNONYM for the word "venture" ?

^{(Clue : Second paragraph, fourth line)}

• Forced

• Last

• Attempt

• Bad

Multiple Choice

5. What is the SYNONYM for the word "persistent" ?

^{(Clue : Second paragraph, first line)}

• Guides

• Avalanche

• Returned

• Tenacious